biography
pronunciation:
[wicherlee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1640–1716)
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Clive, Shropshire, WC England, UK. He studied in France and at Oxford, became a lawyer, then lived as a courtier and turned to writing. He wrote several satirical comedies, notably The Country Wife (1675) and The Plain Dealer (1677), both based on plays by Molière. He was imprisoned for debt, but was finally given a pension by James II. |
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